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Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness |
| Question ID: |
1794067 |
| UIN: |
HL6634 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-12 |
| Asking Member ID: |
395 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Blunkett
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Blunkett
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 9 April (HL6031), whether the Cabinet Office has issued guidance in respect of departmental headcount reduction to ensure that outsourced services mat |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-06 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4508 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
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| Answering Member handle: |
RuthAnderson
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@RuthAnderson
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| Answer text: |
There are numerous government arms-length bodies and agencies that spend public money, including to deliver services on behalf of government departments. These bodies have specified budgets and are accountable to the relevant government department. Financ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
53 |
| Answering body name: |
Cabinet Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |